New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-16
MORE STRIKERS GET WORK.
A NORMAL CONDITION OF THINGS ON THE RIVER
FRONTS

A NORMAL CONDITION OF THINGS ON THE RIVER
FRONTS.
Tho riversronts are gradually assuming their
normal appearance more and more of the strikers
taken back to work. That the great majority of
the Italians and other non union men were incapable
of doing the work of the regular 'longshoremen and
fIeighthandlers is shown by the tact that they
being got lid Of fast possible and the regular
being put back at their old places This is partlc
ulsrly noticeable along the East River where Outside
of two or three OF the steamship lines it is thing
TO see non-union man at work. The strikers who
were put back at handling cargo do not appear to be
at all downcast at the result and have resoS ed not Il
take in any more new members II Is estimated by the
1ongshoremcn that during the strike about 1000 nom
union men we're put at work. OF these nearly 5000
have either lett work been discharged leaving only
1000 to take the places of the men who went out
The men are confident that the stay OF this remnant
along the wharves will be limited.
The situation on the North River is not so favorable
to the strikers as on the East side. committee
see il they would take any of the old men back to
work. They were told that such of the men as chose
to come back at 20 cents an hour (thc rate at which
they were locked ont would be welcome, provided
they were good workmen. Only five went back On the
Morgan Line pier, the Italians all discharged and
the old men will be taken back This is said to be due
to the fact that the ongshoremen at New Orleans in
the employ OF the company have refused to unload
vessels that were loaded by non-lnon men in New
York o. j. Green, the agent OF the Pennsylyania
freight piers, has issued orders that the who went
on strike must not be employed again. As OF two
of The other companies have Issued similar ORDERS it
will simply mean change Of men from one pier to
another the freight OF the companies who have not
got back union hands rapidly accumuating. At the
Anch0s and Cromwell piers IL is expected that all the
good will be taken back In the course of a few
days. AT the jersey Central freight sheds pretty
nearly all of the old men at work again.
At the headquarters OF District Assembly No. 40 the
sd that hung around the building during the strike
has disappeared. Both District Master Workman
James f. Quinn and Timothy j. Quinn, who figured
under the name of Putnam during the strike, have
gone away for few days to take q rest,
The number OF longshoremen in Brooklyn who have
sought work since the strike ended and have found II
not nearly equals that of those who are employed,
as many nonunion men had been employed by the
steamship companies while the regular men were of
Several of the stevcdores have been obliged TO give
up business they could not furnish men in the time
OF the strike and the companies had to get them Tor
themselves. They will continue the work, and hope
TO avoid strikes 10y that Many OF the old men
were refused work of the piers, and at others
were offered lower rates than they getting before
thev struck The grain-handlers at Dows's and at
Woodruff Stores want TO he taken back in body,
bat their demands not 'ranted and they are still
Commercial and Waverly Stores. applied to Mayor
Whitney yesterday tor protection to the men en-
poyed by them for tear OF violence by the strikers
some Of the strikers in Hoboken have become
anpcred bv the refusal of the panies TO take them
back and are r,sorting TO violence Yesterday after
noon a party Of strikers attacked four new men who
had been employed the Wilson Line steamship pier
and assaulted them with clubs. One OF the new men
was cut under the eye With n cotton-hook and tadly
lacerated Police protection was offered but the men
did not care 10 risk remaining any longer In New
Jersey although the strikers driven away Three
HunJarians employed on the SiXth-st. pier in Hobo
ken went 70 the office in the afternoon to get their
money The, were upon by agang OF strikers and
took refuge stoOp. As their pursuers followed
them one OF the Huncarians, Abraham Markovitch
drew revolver md the strikers retrcated Markovitcf
was arrested. bat Recorder McDonough promptly as
charged him committee OF three from the striking
ireieht-handlers called in the morning upon Supein
tendcnt Barrett OF the Erie Railroad and asked Inn
70 take the strikers back saving that they were al
ready 10 return 10 work Mr. Barrett referred them
10 Agent Hoffman, who said that he did not need any
more freight ht-handlrrs at present. The strklng coal
handlers reported that they had received 500 from
promincnt railroad official and letter expressing
sympathy for them They refused TO give the name OF
the official The strikers have been taken back at the
Sixth-st coal wharvcs and the ungarans discharged
Although the railroad officials viii not treat with
any committees ot the strikers they are taking them
back singly and in few days at least twothirds OF
them ~l be at work again.